Tile , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tiled (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Tiling.]
1. To cover with
tiles; as, to tile a house.
2. Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.
The muscle, sinew, and vein,
Which tile this house, will come again.
Donne.
Tile , n. [OE. tile, tigel, AS.
tigel, tigol, fr. L. tegula, from tegere
to cover. See Thatch, and cf. Tegular.]
1. A plate,
or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel
works.
2. (Arch.)
(a) A small slab of
marble or other material used for flooring. (b) A plate of metal used for roofing.
3. (Metal.) A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused.
4. A draintile.
5. A stiff hat. [Colloq.] Dickens.
Tile drain, a drain made of
tiles. -- Tile earth, a species of strong, clayey earth; stiff and stubborn land. [Prov. Eng.] -- Tile
kiln, a kiln in which
tiles are burnt; a tilery. -- Tile ore (Min.), an earthy variety of cuprite. -- Tile red, light red like the
color of tiles or bricks. -- Tile tea, a kind of hard,
flat brick tea. See Brick tea, under Brick.
Tile (?), v. t. [See 2d Tiler.]
To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.
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